Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature
Briefly

Joan Williams has spent years resurrecting Conroy's lost manuscripts and correspondence, particularly his letters to women writers and his erstwhile lover Molia Dumbleton.
Through his work with Rebel Poet and The Anvil, Conroy sought to showcase the intellectual depth and revolutionary potential of the American working class.
Conroy's firsthand experience as a laborer informed his writings, portraying the resilience and transformative power of the disenfranchised workers during the Great Depression.
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